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acceleration
noun(ac-cel-er-a-tion)the act or process of moving faster or happening more quickly : the act or process of accelerating
acceleration
noun(ac-cel-er-a-tion)ability to accelerate
acceleration
noun(ac-cel-er-a-tion)the rate of change of velocity with respect to time; broadly : change of velocity
acceleration
noun phrase(ac-cel-er-a-tion)the acceleration of a body in free fall under the influence of earth's gravity expressed as the rate of increase of velocity per unit of time and assigned the standard value of 980.665 centimeters per second per second —called also g
acceleration
noun(ac-cel-er-a-tion)a theory in economics: an increase or decrease in income induces a corresponding but magnified change in investment
acceleration
noun(ac-cel-er-a-tion)the rate of change per unit time of angular velocity